Finland reads Life & societySociety Finland reads Books are close to the Finns’ hearts. On average, every Finn buys four books and borrows a dozen from the library each year.
Finnish innovations enrich auto industry Business & innovationTechnology Finnish innovations enrich auto industry Wooden cars, interactive dashboards displays, systems to detect slick roads: Finland develops innovative auto solutions.
Ski border to border in northern Finland Life & societySports Ski border to border in northern Finland Every March in Border to Border, participants ski more than 440 kilometres (273 miles) across northern Finland in an annual, multiday journey open to all.
Finnish Oscar nominee shows comical life Arts & cultureFilm Finnish Oscar nominee shows comical life Meet the woman who wrote Finland’s Oscar-nominated short film and find out what inspired her.
Intrepid Finnish bands mix music and fun Arts & cultureMusic Intrepid Finnish bands mix music and fun Hear how three high-energy Helsinki bands fearlessly mix musical styles for fun: Mopo, Dalindèo and Ricky-Tick Big Band.
Finland’s national instrument gets louder Arts & cultureMusic Finland’s national instrument gets louder Finnish Culture Day (Feb 28): The national instrument, the kantele, gets louder and even a bit angry (yes, as in birds).
Social entrepreneurship rising in Finland Business & innovationEconomy Social entrepreneurship rising in Finland Social entrepreneurship is on the rise in Finland as thousands of companies in the environment, health and culture sectors are making their mark.
Finnish teachers venture out on exchange Life & societyEducation Finnish teachers venture out on exchange We meet teachers from Finland, famous for its education system, who go abroad to expand their horizons, just as students do.
Your top 10 Finnish films, and a director Arts & cultureFilm Your top 10 Finnish films, and a director Break out the popcorn! Here come our readers’ top 10 favourite Finnish films, gathered from a survey on our social media.
Finnish snowboarder plays it cool Life & societySports Finnish snowboarder plays it cool Despite high expectations, snowboarder Enni Rukajärvi didn’t stress about the Olympics. She took home a silver medal.
Say your first words in Sámi Life & societyLanguage Say your first words in Sámi Twist your tongue with ten useful expressions in the language spoken by northern Finland’s indigenous Sámi people.
Sámi languages making gains in Finland Life & societySociety Sámi languages making gains in Finland In honour of Sámi National Day (Feb 6), we visit Helsinki’s only Sámi daycare and also look at how Sámi TV is expanding.
Finnish ecovillage runs on future energy Life & societyEnvironment Finnish ecovillage runs on future energy Visit an innovative northern Finnish ecovillage that produces its own electricity outside the national power grid.
Sounding exactly as Sibelius intended Arts & cultureMusic Sounding exactly as Sibelius intended Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä, who helped the Minnesota Orchestra win a Grammy, talks about his high standards.
Design fills the fabric of Finnish life Arts & cultureDesign Design fills the fabric of Finnish life Finnish design is for everyone. A family in Finland shows how world-famous design items form part of daily life.
Exercise benefits everyone in Finland Life & societySports Exercise benefits everyone in Finland See how the Finnish public sector encourages everyone to improve their lives by exercising, regardless of age or ability.
Aalto’s foreign lecturers learn Finnish Life & societyLanguage Aalto’s foreign lecturers learn Finnish Foreign professors at Helsinki’s Aalto University attend courses in Finnish language and culture. It’s useful – and fun.
